Company fined £60k after cyber attack - Liverpool Echo

Law biz appeals £60K ICO fine over 32 GB digital burglary

: DPP Law is appealing against data watchdog's conclusions

Company fined £60k after cyber attack - Liverpool Echo

The National Crime Agency told the firm that information relating to its clients had been posted on the dark web

Hacked law firm 'didn't think it was a data breach' – the ICO disagreed

The ICO has fined DPP Law for failing to report an attack that saw confidential information released on the dark web

Data breach at DPP Law: A wake-up call for the legal sector - VinciWorks

In a striking reminder of the cyber risks facing legal professionals, Merseyside-based DPP Law Ltd has been fined £60,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) following a serious data breach. The breach resulted in highly sensitive client data being published on the dark web. DPP Law is appealing the fine, however the facts of the case raise urgent questions about how well law firms are safeguarding confidential information. What was t…

British law firm fined after ransomware group publishes confidential client data

A U.K. law firm specializing in crime, family fraud, sexual offenses and other sensitive matters has been fined after a hack that led to a data leak on the dark web — something the company only learned about after authorities contacted it.

ICO flags up MFA as law firm is hit by UK GDPR penalty - DecisionMarketing

The Information Commissioner’s Office has sent out a fresh warning to companies that handle highly sensitive and confidential personal information after fining a legal firm for failing to put appropriate measures in place to prevent a cyber attack. Merseyside-based DPP Law specialises in law relating to crime, military, family fraud, sexual offences, and actions against the police. The ICO said the very nature of this work means it is responsibl…